Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-08

The New York World presents some suggestive
statistics 10 show how uncertain a State New
York has been, politically, since 1860 There are,
however. few interesting facts that the World
might have cited, In connection with its figures,
calculated to throw light upon them.
In ls6o Edwin d. Morgan. a rich and well-known
republican. rode into the governors chair on the
same wave OF popular feeling which carried Mr..
Lincoln into the White House. b. 1862 the Presi-
dent had BY his distribution OF patronage, given
onenSe TO some OF the workers OF his own party,
and large number OF others. who had voted for
Lincoln and Morgan as a means OF rebuking what
they deemed the arrogant pretensions OF the
South were in the field as soldiers. With this
condition Of things the election OF the best
beloved democrat in the state, Horatio
Seymour was comparatively an easy matter,
although his majority was about one-Sixth that OF
his republican predecessor For the next two
terms the then leader Of the republican party,
Reuben E. Fent0n, enjoyed the benent OF the re-
turned soldier vote and proted By the verbal mis-
take made by Ho-atio seymour In his good tenn
pered speech TO the mob at the City Hall In New
York, during the draft riots.
BY 1868 the war fever had about died out, and
the parties had fresh Issues to fight over John r.
Hoffman had made striking record as recorder
and mayor OF New York city, and Tammany Hall
took him up and made him governor. His alleged
relations with the Erie railroad "ring- threw him
OF the political track at the end OF his second term
In 1872 and made possible the nomination OF Francis
Herman, good and able man, but not at all mag
netie. General Dix, with his '-shoot-him-on the
spot" celebrity, aided by the split in the demo-
cratic party caused by the nomination OF Greeley
for President found no great difficulty in defeat
ing Mr.. Herman by some So, 900 votes. The gen.
eral two years later was In his turn defeated by
an almost equal majority by samuel J. Tflden,
who had followed up, as State senator, the advan.
tage gained by him In popular favor By his sue
cessful fight against the Tweed gang.
In 1876, Mr.. Tilden, being o candidate for the
Presidency, stepped aside and left the way open
for the election OF his fast friend and fellow part
san, Lucius Robinson. who had gained fame as
"the incorrGptible comptroller" Mr.. Robinson.
however, Incurred the hostility of Tammany Hail.
and, as the next regular convention insisted on
his denomination, John Kelly entered the field as
an Independent democratic candidate, thereby
throwing the election TO their republican competi-
tor; Alonzo B. Cornell, although the total anti
republican majority was nearly sixty thousand
votes. This was in 1879. the constitution having
been changed SO rs 10 make the governors term
three years instead of two
In 1881 Joseph B. Carr, a very popular and in
fuentiai veteran OF the war; was elected secretary
OF state by the republicans with majority OF
some thirteen thousand. The next year, President
Arthur having taken a hand In the politics OF the
ernor, came the "clean sweep" by which Mr.
Cleveland was chosen by majority Of nearly two
hundred thousa nd, the largest ever given In the
history OF the Safe. In 1883 religious and tenn
perance dlssens4ons within the party caused the
defeat OF the heal OF the democratic ticket, the
present Assistant secretary Maynard OF the Treas
ury, and mixture of other results all the way
down the line; In 1884. largely oy the aid of the
prohioitionists, the state went democratic at the
Presidential election by majority so narrow as
TO leave victory for some days in doubt; and in
1885 Governor Hill carried It, Last year there was
no party contest worthy the name
consideration OF this bit OF history makes the
pending struggle highly interesting. new CON-
petitor for favor is in the field in the shape Of the
United Labor party. Whom 1t will help and whom
II will hurt, and how much more strength it will
develop than what is necessary to insure il the
balance OF power in future years all the country
win watch eagerly to see. With its large vote in
the electoral college, q contest In New York is OF
great Importance to the whole Union ana there IA
nothing In the history OF parties in that State ON
which to found prophecy for 1855 that viii be
worth the paper it Is written on.